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National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention. 2015. Guide to writing about traumatic brain injury in news and social media. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, 8 pp.

Annotation: This guide is designed to assist media writers, editors, and bloggers in crafting stories and highlighting ways to help prevent traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) from all causes. Topics include TBI as a preventable public health issue, groups at risk for TBI, tips for accurate reporting and story development, and resources for more information.

Contact: National Center for Injury Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, N.E., Mailstop F-63, Atlanta, GA 30341-3717, Telephone: (800) CDC-INFO Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 Fax: (770) 488-4760 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.cdc.gov/injury/index.html Available from the website.

Keywords: Guidelines, Injury prevention, Mass media, Online discussion groups, Online journals, Resources for professionals, Risk factors, Traumatic injuries, Writing

[U.S. Maternal and Child Health Bureau]. 1998. TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury State Demonstration Grant Program—Project abstracts, FY__. Silver Spring, MD: TBI Technical Assistance Center, annual.

Annotation: This report begins with background information on the Traumatic Brain Injury State Demonstration Grant Program. Part II of the report is a tabular state-by-state summary of objectives. Part III contains project abstracts for planning grants and implementation grants, each section arranged alphabetically by state name. Part IV is the grantee contact list. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Brain injuries, Demonstration programs, Federal grants, State programs, Statewide planning, Trauma, Traumatic Brain Injury State Demonstration Grant Program

Wright B. 1993. What legislators need to know about traumatic brain injury. Denver, CO: National Conference of State Legislatures, 52 pp.

Annotation: This report addressed to state legislators reviews the public policy aspects of traumatic brain injury, including the services such patients require; what federal assistance is available; what private insurance coverage applies; how states finance and deliver services to people with traumatic brain injuries; and how long-term care is handled. There is also a resources list of organizations that work in this area.

Contact: National Conference of State Legislatures, 7700 East First Place, Denver, CO 80230, Telephone: (303) 364-7700 Contact Phone: (303) 830-2054 Fax: (303) 364-7800 Contact E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.ncsl.org Available in libraries.

Keywords: Costs, Critical care, Injury prevention, Injury severity, Insurance, Legislation, State government, Trauma care, Traumatic brain injuries, Treatment
   

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